The Colorado Governor’s Office of IT is embarking on a new phase to define what state government technology can be. And we’re looking for a bold, technically excellent leader to help us build it. This is not a typical government IT role. The State of Colorado’s central technology organization is in the middle of a significant transformation: replacing legacy processes and siloed platforms with a modern, integrated approach to technology delivery that puts Coloradans first. We are rethinking how the state makes technology decisions, governs investments, sets standards, and delivers digital services. And we’re doing it in a way that draws on the best practices from the private sector, civic technology, and modern engineering culture.
The Principal Director of Enterprise Architecture is a newly created role at the center of that transformation. You will help define enterprise architecture for a 21st-century state government, not inherit a legacy function and maintain it. You’ll set technical direction across the state’s entire technology portfolio, shape how the state evaluates and adopts emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, and build a governance culture that enables great work rather than obstructing it. You will work alongside talented, mission-driven colleagues who care deeply about the impact of this work on the people who live, work, and play in Colorado.
The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, or similar) and their practical application across business, application, data, infrastructure, and integration domains. They understand how to develop and govern technology standards that balance innovation with stability, and how to translate strategic organizational goals into actionable technical direction. They have broad knowledge of the technology landscape, cloud platforms, integration patterns, data architecture, identity and access management, and modern software delivery sufficient to evaluate solutions across domains rather than within a single technology stack.
(Remote from anywhere in CO)
